Mapping Emotions in the Body: A Finnish Neuroscience Study Reveals Where We Feel Emotions in Our Bodies

Emotions are literally stored in your body—but not always in a physical sense. Physically, our bodies mechanically react to certain emotional patterns, locking us into contraction during negative emotions. For example, a depressed individual might subconsciously curve their torso, resulting in that emotional state being “stored” in the muscles and tissues responsible for the postural contraction. But it goes deeper than that. The human body has a measurable electromagnetic field, and our emotions function as magnetic fields within this system. Because of fascia’s body-wide connection and semiconductive properties, it responds to these magnetic fields. This is why fascia not only facilitates communication but can also store information. I can’t count how many times I’ve encountered patients in deep emotional states simply due to a session of myofascial release. This is the reason why. Understand that the mind-body connection is a two-way street. The mind and body affect each other through your electromagnetic field. Fix one, and you’ll fix the other.